1977 born in Munich
2000-2004 Studied illustration at the HAW Hamburg
since 2004 comic artist and author of numerous graphic novels, with a focus on documentary, historical and biographical material
Lecturer and visiting professor, e.g. HbK Saar, Saarbrücken; University of Applied Arts, Vienna; Grinnell College (USA); HFF Munich
Workshop leader and comic blogger, e.g. in New Delhi, Bali, Cairo, Pristina and Tel Aviv

Works (selection): 2023 Emmie Arbel. Die Farbe der Erinnerung 2022 Aber ich lebe – Vier Kinder überleben den Holocaust (anthology) 2019 Unsichtbar. Docu-Comic 2019 Poetry is Revolution (with Laura Mokrohs) 2017 The Summer of Her Life (with Thomas von Steinaecker) 2014 Irmina

Prizes (selection) – 2024 Schwabinger Kunstpreis 2024 Special Jury Prize, Comicsalon Erlangen 2023 Pro Meritis Scientiae at Litterarum 2016 Max and Moritz Prize for “Best German-language Comic Artist” 2015 Bavarian Art Promotion Prize for Literature
Barbara Yelin lives and works in Munich.